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Telly FAQ
Short answers about price, privacy, offline use, story length, Bedtime mode and the sleep timer. Something missing? Ask on the support page.
Basics
What is Telly?
Telly is an iPhone app of 50 short, gentle, narrated stories for children. Pick a story, press play, and Telly shows soft pictures with a calm voice and quiet music.
How much does Telly cost?
Telly is a paid app. You pay once on the App Store (US$1.99; the price in your country is shown on the App Store). There is no subscription and no in-app purchase.
Is there a subscription, a trial period or an account?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and no account to create.
Does Telly have ads?
No. There is no advertising of any kind.
Does Telly need an internet connection?
No. The 50 stories are included in the app, so they play without Wi-Fi or mobile data.
Which devices does it work on?
Telly is built for iPhone and needs iOS 17 or later.
What languages is Telly in?
English.
Stories
How long are the stories?
Each story lasts under a minute (between about 40 and 59 seconds), so it is easy to fit one in, or a few, before lights out.
How many stories are there, and what are they about?
There are 50, in 10 kinds: Bedtime Dreams, Animals, Friendship & Kindness, Adventure, Space, Underwater, Dinosaurs, Fantasy & Magic, Funny & Silly and Cosy spooky. Some stories belong to more than one kind.
Are any of the stories scary?
Most are calm. 44 of the 50 stories are marked calm, and 6 are marked cosy spooky, with friendly characters such as a kind ghost, a shy shadow and a skeleton who just wants to hand out candy.
Using Telly
What is Bedtime mode?
Bedtime mode switches Telly from bright daytime colours to a quiet, dim look and a gentler sound mix that settles as the story goes on.
How does the sleep timer work?
Choose a time in the player. When it ends, the sound fades out gently and the story stops.
Who narrates the stories, and can the voice be improved?
The narration is created with voices that come with iOS, and it plays from inside the app. Nothing is sent over the internet. iOS lets you download higher-quality voices in Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Voices; stories already in the app keep the voice they were made with.
Trust
Does Telly collect any data about my child?
No. Telly has no accounts, no ads and no analytics or tracking from other companies, and nothing about your child leaves your device. Read the full privacy policy for details.
Is Telly made for kids, and what is the parental gate?
Yes. Telly is a Made for Kids app. Settings and anything that opens a link outside the app are kept behind a parental gate (a question for grown-ups). Playing a story is never behind the gate, so a child can always listen.
I reinstalled or got a new phone. How do I restore or get a refund?
Open the App Store, tap your profile picture, then Purchased, and download Telly again. No extra purchase is needed. Refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. For anything else, see support.
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